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Gotti Relatives Held In Attack on Officer

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June 9, 1994, Page 00006 The New York Times Archives

A son and a son-in-law of John Gotti, the imprisoned Mafia boss, tried to stop a police officer from writing a ticket in Queens yesterday, and the nephew attacked the officer, the police said.

Peter Gotti, the youngest son of John Gotti, and Carmine Agnello, who is married to John Gotti's daughter, Victoria, were among six men arrested outside Agnello Auto Parts, a business in Jamaica that the police said is owned by Mr. Agnello.

The uniformed officer, Dennis Burn, saw a flatbed truck that was double-parked outside the auto yard at 153d Street and Liberty Avenue at 4:20 P.M., said Sgt. Tina Mohrmann, a police spokeswoman.

"The officer tried to write a ticket, and these six men came out of the business and took issue with him writing a ticket," she said.

She said the encounter left Officer Burn with bruises and cuts, but with no serious injury.

Peter Gotti was charged with second-degree assault, a felony. He, Mr. Agnello and three other men, Michael McLaughlin, Joe Berger and Patrick Murphy, were charged with resisting arrest and obstructing the officer. All five were being held overnight, the police said.

A sixth man, Arthur Mekiever, was charged with disorderly conduct and released.

John Gotti was sentenced on Federal murder and racketeering charges in 1992 to life in prison.

Correction: June 10, 1994

A brief article yesterday about relatives of John Gotti who were accused of trying to stop a police officer from writing a ticket included an erroneous identity, supplied by the police, in some editions. The man charged with assault was Peter Gotti, John Gotti's son -- not Peter Gotti Jr., John Gotti's nephew.

A version of this article appears in print on June 9, 1994, on Page B00006 of the National edition with the headline: Gotti Relatives Held In Attack on Officer. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe